Comments on: Elway asked Peyton to take the lead on signing Liljahttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/06/elway-asked-peyton-to-take-the-lead-on-signing-lilja/
ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.comSun, 02 Aug 2015 22:47:55 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: dpknowsfootballhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/06/elway-asked-peyton-to-take-the-lead-on-signing-lilja/#comment-2705578
Wed, 07 Aug 2013 11:05:55 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2705578There are a lot of Bronco haters in here! Bring it! All of you will be crying come playoff time after we stomp the whole AFC!
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 21:50:00 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2704783Official game, you are an idiot. You gonna stuff the box with thomas decker welker and company? Yeah right. Watchout for Duke Ihenacho he hits so hard your mama will feel it. Watch. Shutup and watch.
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 20:01:24 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2704397Stop hating on the broncos????
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 19:14:36 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2704215I hope this doesn’t mean that as a requirement of a front office job with the Broncs, that Peyton has to develop a drinking problem.
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 18:08:51 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2704024@wretchu:

Well said.

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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 17:38:39 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703930Ok here we go, 2011, ravens in position to score the game winning TD vs the pats, mason drops a catchable ball. What fueled the ravens entering the following season? Knowing that they can beat the almighty patriots and that they should have won that game. Niners, had the game tied up against the giants with numerous opportunities to win, what happened? Kyle Williams fumbled not once but twice, I’m sure a few tvs got tossed by some pissed niner fans. What fueled them? The change of QB made them more versatile and kaep took over the game at her than manage it like smith. These two teams suffered a gut wrenching lost 2 years ago and they fraught nail and tooth to get back finished where they didnt the previous year. Broncos, 2012, had the league and the ball with less than 2 minutes to play, what they do, run conservatively on 3rd and 7. Why would they want to give the ball back to the ravens when it was evident that the defense was struggling. Results, rahim Moore give up the biggest play of his young career, denver lost all momentum and they wasn’t getting it back. What have they learned from last year? You play to win, not to lose! Denver will be fueled just like the ravens and niners were to get back to the playoffs and go far.
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 16:25:24 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703684Seems like half of these commenters don’t realize how the NFL works. This is not uncommon. You think that the Packers don’t have Rodgers or Matthews talk to their potential free agents targets? Or Brady talk to people the Pats are going after?

When you’re recruiting players to join your team, it isn’t all about money. It’s about the environment and facilities and teammates as well. You have to sell the player on why they should come to your team instead of all others (or in this case, why he should come out of retirement to play again). You’d be foolish to not leverage every advantage that you have, and I’d say having Peyton freaking Manning is a big edge.

Not to mention I’m pretty sure Peyton has played long enough and at a high enough level to have a say on what people will be blocking for him.

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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 16:21:10 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703669Apparently Elway ALSO asked Peyton Manning not to single handedly throw the playoff game against the Ravens…

Actually the Denver Broncos have 4 pro-bowl caliber players on the O-line in Clady (LT), Beadles (LG), Vasquez (RG), and Franklin (RT). I’m sure the O-line will be top 5 in the league as it was last year.

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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:07:53 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703408Perhaps Elway should let Manning concentrate on playing. Championship talk is a bit premature when the team didn’t win a playoff game last year.
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:07:20 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703405Goes to show you, Elway is no Ozzie Newsome. He’s got a ways to go.
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:48:32 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703310So John said, “Why don’t you reach out to him to see where he is?” “I’m busy drinking over here.”
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:43:51 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703294So – Manning is the only guy in Denver who isn’t too drunk to pick up the phone and offer a contract to a player?

What do they need Elway and his DUI crew for then?

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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:43:06 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703293Raider23mike said “what a joke”…which I find redundant.. Now shut up..
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:35:46 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703275officialgame says:
Aug 6, 2013 7:17 AM
Denver had certainly gotten their money’s worth from Manning.
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Indeed. That 8th one and done he’s Qb’ed in his career was priceless.
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:17:14 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703208smart move
]]>By: lovefootball4lifehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/06/elway-asked-peyton-to-take-the-lead-on-signing-lilja/#comment-2703191
Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:11:33 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703191This team is my pick to be representing the AFC in the super bowl and I’m a die hard fan of the current champs – the Ravens. Always been a fan of Elway and Manning. Team is stacked with talent and has “something to prove” this year.
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:58:52 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703150Anybody that likes the Chargers Raiders or chiefs is going to have another disappointing year again GO Broncos
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:52:22 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703135Love the haters. Gonna be a lotta eat’in crow when the Broncos hoist the SB trophy again in 2014. 3 rings for Elway, GM of the year. In Elway we trust.
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:48:37 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703124Uh, correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t it the GM’s job to sign players? Or coax player out of retirement?
Does Elway want Peyton to negotiate the contract too? Denver must have little cap flexibility; what if they can’t meet his number?
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:40:52 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703105Same ol Elway. Doing what he did to win his first super bowl…..letting others do the work why he trys not to mess up.
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:25:25 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703075If Lilja flops, who gets blamed, Elway or Manning?
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:22:22 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703063He probly won’t even start, he’s just insurance and someone who is familiar with Manning and this offence. Everybody just relax, this O line will be fine as long as Clady and Franklin stay healthy. With the Wrs on that team he really only needs 2 seconds to get that ball off.
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:10:01 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703033the real story here is that broncos have O-line issues and just signed some retired stiff to possibly start at center. i think last year will be the best year in manning’s broncos era.
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:06:23 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703028Peyton’s now doing assistant G.M work-that forehead must be getting bigger@bigger!!
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:00:00 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-27030213 finger Lenny needs to find a job and not worry about how hall of famers do theirs.
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 12:57:52 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2703019Elway is as slimy as they come, he’s also the team mascot. Manning on the other hand is a class act. Not sure how they co-exist in that respect. I really wish Peyton would have chosen a different franchise.
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 12:39:53 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2702989Expect Broncos OL to struggle this season.
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 12:20:46 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2702973Probably said the same thing to Terrell Davis before the Super Bowl!
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 12:17:46 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2201141#comment-2702972It’s called leverage. Every good business person employs it when trying to make a deal. If you got it, you have to use it. Smart play by Elway here
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